MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 28 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 30 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers List Thirty attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2026 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. The 19 Baker Donelson attorneys named to the 2026 list are: * Jennifer L. Anderson (Employment & Labor) * Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III (Transportation/Maritime) * Brian Ballay (Business Litigation) * Jos more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill's Fugitive Apprehension Unit captures second degree murder suspect who was on the run since September of 2024 * Attorney General Liz Murrill's Fugitive Apprehension Unit captured a suspect charged with attempted second degree murder after he had been on the run since September of 2024. Following his convictions in Tangipahoa Parish on various drug charges, Adreon White was more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * AG Murrill's Office secures guilty plea for Labadieville woman on three counts of Medicaid Fraud * Attorney General Liz Murrill's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a guilty plea for a Labadieville woman on three counts of Medicaid Fraud. On March 25, 2026, 42-year-old Keisha Kennedy, of Hwy 1. in Labadieville, pled guilty as charged in the19th JDC to: * Three counts of Medicaid  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Alleged murderer and multiple repeat felons among those prosecuted as part of Operation Take Back America efforts * HOUSTON - A total of 439 new cases have been filed against 440 individuals in immigration and border security matters from March 20-26, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. The Southern District of Texas filed 187 criminal complain more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Allen Parish Community Healthcare has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration expressing concerns about the proposed 340B Rebate Model program. The healthcare provider, serving a rural Louisiana community, warns that the model's requirement for rural hospitals to pay upfront drug acquisition costs at the significantly higher Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC), rather than the discount more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by Rachel Loren: * * * Ingredient Regulations Threaten a 12% Grocery Price Increase After four years of Bidenflation, high prices remain a top priority for American families. A new study finds (https://americansforingredienttransparency.com/new-study-shows-state-patchwork-of-ingredient-regulations-will-lead-to-12-increase-in-grocery-prices-for-the-average-american-household/) that the hodgepodg more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 28 -- The Arkansas State Police, a part of the Department of Public Safety, issued the following news: * * * ASP LEADS GULF COAST REGION IN HIGHWAY DRUG SEIZURES Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers seized record amounts of illegal narcotics in 2025, leading all agencies in the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) region. "Black market high grade marijuana is fueling violence in our cities," said Gulf Coast HIDTA Chairman and ASP Director Col. more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect religious freedom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 16 other states supporting a public schoolteacher's challenge to a district policy preventing her from decorating her classroom with a small personal crucifix. The district asks teachers to decorate their classrooms. Mrs. Arroyo-Castro's walls were more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Balentine Ambulance Service Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing concerns over high copayments for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees using ground ambulance services. The organization highlighted that approximately half of its patients are Medicare beneficiaries and expressed concern about the disproportionately high copayments imposed on MA enrollees compared to traditional Medicare participants. The letter req more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Bringing financial relief to DHS employees * The partial government shutdown has left Department of Homeland Security employees without several paychecks, and credit unions are again stepping up for affected members. A recent America's Credit Unions Blog post details some of the direct relief credit unions have provided members, including: * Keesler Federal Credit Union sent s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Moran, Colleagues in Requesting Briefing on Joint Task Force to Hold October 7th Attack Perpetrators Accountable * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and several of his Senate Republican colleagues in requesting that United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel convene a briefin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Pays Tribute to Former Rapides Parish Sheriff William Hilton * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor honoring former Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton who was tragically killed on Monday. Sheriff Hilton's sense of duty and service to his community are reflected in his 50-year career in law enforcement. "Sheriff Hilton wa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing on Policies Protecting Communities from Emerging Illicit Drug Threats Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Policies more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Chalmette woman arrested by AG Murrill's LBI for defrauding the Medicaid program of more than $119,000 * A Chalmette woman was arrested by AG Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation for defrauding the Medicaid program of more than $119,000. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received a criminal referral from Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) regarding allegations that more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Cleco Power LLC, Pineville, Louisiana, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plan regulations. The letter responds to the EPA's reconsideration of the 2024 rule, which addresses response plan requirements for facilities handling hazardous substances near navigable waters. In the letter, Cleco Power highlighted conc more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS CONDEMNS THE DENIAL OF THE AMENDED BUDGET RESOLUTION TO FUND CRITICAL DHS AGENCIES * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement after House leadership chose not to vote on the amended budget resolution that would have secured vital funding to end the ongoing DHS shutdown: "Let's be clear about what this moment is: the President is proposing a qu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12981) on March 25, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink: * * * Defense Primer: U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM or STRATCOM) is a Department of Defense (DOD) functional (as opposed to geographic) combatant command (CCMD) whose stated mission is to "conduct operations to deter strategic attack and employ forces, as directed, to guara more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * EdTrust-New York Finds Progress in NY Literacy Curriculum Alignment, but Warns Disproven Practices Still Persist EdTrust-New York released a new analysis today showing that New York State has made progress in shifting toward evidence-based literacy instruction under the 2024 Back to Basics law but significant gaps remain, leaving hundreds of thousands of students without full more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana announces a new agreement with Meta that will deliver an additional $2B in customer savings * RAYVILLE, La. - Entergy Louisiana today announced an additional agreement with Meta to support the hyperscale data center in Northeast Louisiana. Structured to ensure Meta pays its full cost of service, the agreement is expected to deliver approximately $2 billion in customer  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Former Osceola County Man Pleads No Contest to Sexually Assaulting Three Minors * LANSING - Today, Jason Kushmaul, 50, of Oakdale, Louisiana, pled no contest to three counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Kushmaul sexually assaulted three minors under the age of 13 from approximately 2002-2008 while living in Osceola County.  more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, March 28 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * Health services administration the focus of new UL Lafayette-SoLAcc transfer pathway The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and South Louisiana Community College have created another path for students to earn degrees from both institutions. The most recent transfer pathway agreement - between UL Lafayette's College of Nursing & Health Sciences and SoLAcc's Division of Nursing and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-541) on the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act (H.R. 7640). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on March 12, 2026. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Illinois Illinois does not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. In August 2017, then-Governor Bruce Rauner signed Illinois's version of the Trust Act, which restricted cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigrat more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Cassidy Holds Hearing on College Sports, Prioritizing Students Success U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led yesterday's hearing on reforming college athletics, advocating for Congress to prioritize student-athl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Makes Record Breaking Disbursement of $460.9 Million to Gulf of America States * WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a record $460.9 million in energy revenue for the four Gulf of America energy-producing states -Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas -along with their coastal counties and parishes. The disbursement underscores the Trump administ more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 28 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news on March 27, 2026: * * * LDH reports results from first round of seafood sampling from oil spill area The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reports that initial samples of oysters, shrimp, finfish, and crab from Basin 12 are showing clear results following the identification of an oil sheen in the area. Testing was conducted to identify whether polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are indica more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky posted the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Local Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled by Joint Federal and State Investigation Paducah, KY - On February 11, 2026, a federal Grand Jury in Paducah returned an Indictment charging four people with conspiring to distribute controlled substances in McCracken County. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Ke more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Local Smoke-Free Law in Lafourche Marks First Month * Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, unanimously passed a local smoke-free ordinance that took effect on February 10, 2026. The ordinance protects workers and residents from the dangers of secondhand smoke by prohibiting smoking in enclosed workplaces and other public spaces. The American Cancer Society Cancer A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Louisiana Ambulance Alliance submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing concerns over high copayments for ambulance services within Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The Alliance, representing EMS providers across Louisiana, highlighted the financial challenges faced by MA enrollees who rely on ground ambulance transport, urging the agency to impose limits on copay amounts that mirror traditional Medicare standards. The  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Louisiana Rural Health Association (LRHA) submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) Policy and Technical Changes proposed rule. As a non-profit membership organization representing rural healthcare providers in Louisiana, LRHA outlined numerous issues impacting rural beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans, emphasizing the need for transparency, access, and payment reforms ta more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Orders Release of Trans Woman Illegally Deported by ICE Despite Torture Protections After a Year, Our Client Secures Freedom in Landmark Louisiana Ruling Rejecting Immigration Detention as a form of Double Punishment for Those with Prior Convictions * NEW ORLEANS - A federal court has ordered the release of a transgender woman who spent a year in immi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 27 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * New study finds link between cardiovascular risk and hip fracture * Postmenopausal women face a high risk of bone fractures. Due to declines in estrogen levels, which can lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis, even a low-impact fall can result in a serious hip, back or wrist injury. An estimated 1 in 3 women over 50 will experience a fracture due to bone loss in their lifetime. A new study fr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Rebuilding a Louisiana Bayou: Upper Barataria Restoration One year after creating 1,170 acres of wetland habitat in Louisiana's Barataria basin, key species like shrimp and crab are returning. The effort addresses land loss while supporting local economies and vital fisheries. * Louisiana's coastline has experienced significant land loss and to address thi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 28 -- NOLA Public Schools issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * NOLA-PS Releases K-12 Main Round of NCAP Results for 2026-2027 School Year Today, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) released NOLA-PS Common Application Process (NCAP) Main Round placement results for K-12 for the 2026-2027 school year. Families can log-in and review placement results for K-12 by visiting nola.ps/apply The NCAP is the centralized school enrollment application process more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Ochsner Health submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed Calendar Year 2027 policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program. Representing a large network of hospitals, clinics, and over 4,900 physicians across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, Ochsner emphasized the need to refine risk adjustment models and enhance beneficiary access to preventive and nutritional services. In thei more ST

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Yaw Bill Targets Rural Mental Health Care Shortage by Allowing Psychologists to Prescribe In an effort to improve access to mental health care in underserved rural communities and across Pennsylvania, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) has introduced a bill to grant qualified psychologists the authority to prescribe certain medications. "Allowing specially trained psychologi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Pizza Hut Franchisee Ayvaz to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation Suit * Settles federal suit alleging manager harassed and fired subordinate after she ended their personal relationship HOUSTON - Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants around the country, including multiple locations in the Houston area,  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Public Service Company of Oklahoma Seeks Bids for Natural Gas Facilities and Firm Transportation Capacity * COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 27, 2026 - American Electric Power, on behalf of its subsidiary Public Service Company of Oklahoma ("PSO"), is seeking proposals from bidders to construct, operate and maintain a natural gas pipeline lateral and associated natural gas facilities more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Statement on Refusal of Congressional Republicans to Fund TSA and Other DHS Agencies * Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement on the continued refusal of congressional Republicans to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Soldiers, Units Adapt to Growing Drone Threat * The old rules of warfare are gone, and the Army is preparing for a future battlefield that's swarming with drones, a panel of leaders said during a Warriors Corner presentation at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2026 Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama. "The battlefield has a new predator, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36447) entitled "Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana": * * * Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana Digest:/1 The Board denies an appeal of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Texas Transport Working Group has submitted supplemental comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's reconsideration of multiple State Implementation Plan disapprovals under the "good neighbor" requirements of the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standard. The supplemental comments follow a January 30 EPA proposal to reconsider its previous disapprovals but specifically note the agency's earlier disapproval of Texas's SIP remain more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Promotes His New Bill to Rein in Transfer Portal During HELP Hearing * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing about how Congress can reform college athletics to better protect students and ensure they have opportunities to succeed. During his remarks, Sen. Tuberville discussed the more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, March 28 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * UL Lafayette graduate student project wins $10,000 at statewide entrepreneurship competition A graduate student team from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette won $10,000 at the Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup, the premiere business competition for the state of Louisiana. Led by Natasha Syed, a master's student in environmental resource science, "Team Bio-Pod" earned third place f more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, March 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * A potential discovery from the dawn of time Two University of Miami astrophysicists believe a recent unusual signal detected by a powerful ground-based observatory could provide solid evidence that primordial black holes--thought to have formed in the cosmic soup just after the Big Bang--really do exist. By Robert C. Jones Jr., rcjones@miami.edu It may well take years to prove, but a pair o more PR